Humitas

Name: Humitas
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 8 ears fresh corn, kernels removed and husks reserved; 1 onion, finely chopped; Fresh basil, chopped; 2 tbsp butter or lard

Humitas/oo-MEE-tahs/

About this dish

Fresh corn dough mixed with onion and basil, wrapped in corn husks and steamed.

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Ingredients

🌽8 ears fresh corn, kernels removed and husks reserved

🧅1 onion, finely chopped

🌿Fresh basil, chopped

🧈2 tbsp butter or lard

Method

Serves 3

Blend the corn kernels into a coarse paste.

Sauté onion in butter until softened, then mix into the corn paste along with basil and salt.

Spoon portions of the mixture onto corn husks and fold into small parcels, tying with strips of husk.

Steam or boil the parcels for about 40-45 minutes until firm.

Serve warm, unwrapped at the table.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Humitas are a traditional Chilean dish with roots in Andean cuisine, made with fresh ground corn rather than dried masa.

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